nonreligious C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnɑnrɪˈlɪdʒəs/ UK /ˌnɒnrɪˈlɪdʒəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not connected with religion; secular They opted for a nonreligious ceremony in the garden. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not connected with... secularirreligiousworldlygodlessprofanetemporal ↔ Opposites religioussacreddevout Word family Related forms religiousreligion Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + religious, from Latin religiosus, from religio ('reverence, obligation'), perhaps from religare ('to bind fast'). non Latin religio Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nonreligious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnrɪˈlɪdʒəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnrɪˈlɪdʒəs/ ## Meanings 1. not connected with religion; secular ## Examples - They opted for a nonreligious ceremony in the garden. ## Synonyms - secular - irreligious - worldly - godless - profane - temporal ## Antonyms - religious - sacred - devout ## Related Forms - religious - religion ## Roots and Affixes - Root: non - Root: religio ## Etymology From non- ('not') + religious, from Latin religiosus, from religio ('reverence, obligation'), perhaps from religare ('to bind fast'). ## AI Etymology Nonreligious is from non- ('not') + religious, from Latin religiosus, from religio ('reverence, obligation'), perhaps from religare ('to bind fast'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and religio (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. Its earlier history remains partly uncertain, so the etymological chain is best treated cautiously. In current use it covers not connected with religion; secular. The wider family includes related words such as religious and religion. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown